by Ruth | Jan 16, 2015 | abstract art, Blog Art is Truth, cold wax, creative process, down on the farm, My Work on Display, Paintings
Before Christmas I started a new large Oil & Wax abstract and posted my beginning. I continued to take photos of the painting as it progressed. I finally think it is finished today! You can see the various stages of the creative process below. I began with a high...
by Ruth | Dec 31, 2014 | abstract art, Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, blogging, cold wax, creative process, landscapes, My Work on Display
Happy New Year! The mad dash of the Holiday season is over and today is a time for recalling some of the successes of 2014 and looking forward to 2015. My posting here has been as thin as my new paintings, though I did finish a gift for my son in time for Christmas...
by Ruth | Dec 2, 2014 | abstract art, Art Collectors, Blog Art is Truth, cold wax, creative process, down on the farm, Paintings
I’ve been on vacation, but before I left I was able to finish this painting. It is a large abstract, Oil and Cold Wax on Panel, 36″x36″. I have been enjoying using a high horizon line in my most recent paintings, and began this one with that idea in...
by Ruth | Nov 19, 2014 | abstract art, Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, down on the farm, Paintings
This week in my Wednesday Watercolor class we continued our focus on color. I shared some of my creative process with the class and with my newsletter subscribers. I have a bit more time to write now, so I will expound a bit more. As is often the case, I chose colors...
by Ruth | Oct 23, 2014 | abstract art, Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, down on the farm, Fun with Art, Paintings
This painting has been in process for a while, and I finally have had time to finish it this week. I began by using GelliPrint collage pieces printed with the Gelli-Plate. I love the textural and color effects that the printing process achieves. In this case, I used...
by Ruth | Oct 22, 2014 | abstract art, Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Critique, down on the farm, Paintings
I often begin my abstract painting process with the possible title for the painting. The painting seen here was a demonstration for a class I taught at Village Gallery of Arts as a substitute for a friend. I was thinking of the idea of tilling the fields, plowing,...
